October 12 College Football Recap

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October 12 College Football Recap park

Here's a brief look at the highlights of the sixth week of the college football season. The week featured the majority of teams settling down and taking care of business, though it did see four undefeated lose and three previously ranked teams make the jump back into the rankings.

Back in the RankingsNotre Dame: Fighting Irish ranked after bye week, have chance to prove themselves with USC showdown on Saturday.Houston 31, Mississippi State 24: Houston moves back into rankings with third win over BCS-conference school.Utah 24, Colorado State 17: Sugar Bowl champs back in top 25 with wins in 18 of last 19 games.

InjuriesTexas RBs Vontrell McGee and Tre Newton suffered shoulder injury and concussion, respectively, and could both be out for Oklahoma game on Saturday.Kentucky QB Mike Hartline injured his knee and is out this weekend against Auburn and likely longer.Toledo QB Aaron Opelt who has put up huge numbers this year and was a strong candidate to join the Manning Award Watch List injured his shoulder and his status is unknown for this weekend.

Manning Award Stars of the WeekFrom the players selected to the preseason Watch List for the Manning Award, here are some of the standout stars from week six:

This Week's Key Games (with new AP rankings)No. 5 Boise State at Tulsa (Wednesday) – Boise plays final non-league game on the road against solid Tulsa squad.No. 8 Cincinnati at No. 21 South Florida (Thursday) – The game of the year in the Big East to date as two undefeated squads square off on Thursday in Tampa.No. 3 Texas vs. No. 20 Oklahoma (Dallas) – The Red River Rivalry returns with Texas looking to stay undefeated and Oklahoma looking to salvage its season.No. 4 Virginia Tech at No. 19 Georgia Tech – Hokies are making case as national championship contenders while Yellow Jackets continue to win with triple-option.No. 6 Southern Cal at No. 25 Notre Dame – USC has been dominant against ranked foes, N.D. just climbed back into rankings with 4-1 mark.No. 22 South Carolina at No. 2 Alabama – Two impressive defenses will meet in an SEC battle as Spurrier hopes to have pick up second win over a Top 5 team this year.No. 11 Iowa at Wisconsin – Ohio State handed Wisconsin first loss last week, now Iowa looks to remain undefeated against Badgers.Missouri at No. 16 Oklahoma State – With Missouri's loss, the game loses some luster, but still a chance for key win for Big 12 North.